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Abstract

Three photographs from Whitehall, Georgia around the 1910s and 1920s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition

Jimmie Towns
Physical Description

Good
Preferred Citation

Whitehall photograph collection, Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library
Biographical / Historical

Opened in Athens in 1829, the Georgia Factory, the first textile factory in Athens, was situated on the North Oconee River. The village of Whitehall grew up around the mill after John White took over management of the mill in 1837. Later, his son John Richards White managed the operation.
Scope and Contents

Three photographs depicting: one, four men playing instruments; two, a group of people in front of a large building; and, three, a band in full uniform.

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